Designing for dual delivery: On-line and paper a hypertext solution

Author

Reece, Gloria A. ; Scheiber, Howard J.

Author_Institution

Humanities Dept., Florida Inst. of Technol., Melbourne, FL, USA

fYear

1993

fDate

5-8 Oct 1993

Firstpage

85

Lastpage

93

Abstract

Document design concepts and their role in the development of software documentation for dual delivery. The basis for information transmission through the following three domains is examined: (1) creative thinking as a metacognitive process; (2) specific aids to information processing; and (3) cognitive theories of visual processing. Document design guidelines are provided for the printed page and small screen displays. A model of a basic hypertext document for overall effectiveness as a dual delivery document is evaluated

Keywords

hypermedia; system documentation; technical presentation; cognitive theories; creative thinking; document design concepts; dual delivery; hypertext solution; information processing; information transmission; metacognitive process; on-line system; printed page; small screen displays; software documentation; specific aids; visual processing; Displays; Documentation; Graphics; Guidelines; Information processing; Information retrieval; Manuals; Process design; Professional communication; Psychology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Professional Communication Conference, 1993. IPCC 93 Proceedings. 'The New Face of Technical Communication: People, Processes, Products'

Conference_Location

Philadelphia, PA

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IPCC.1993.593784

Filename

593784